A renowned bullfighter has died after he tripped over his cape and was gored during a festival in France. Ivan Fandino, a 36-year-old from Spain, had fallen to the ground as he got his feet caught in the material.

The rampaging bull, which weighed more than half a ton, then tossed him into the air and impaled him in the chest.

He was taken to hospital with serious injuries to his lung and kidneys on Saturday, but he died on the way after suffering a heart attack.

The five-year-old bull’s name was Provechito, which is Spanish slang for ‘burp’. Fandino won an earlier fight against the bull and cut off its ear. The animal was also seriously injured in the later fight and was killed afterwards.

Fandino’s death comes less than a year after another Spanish matador, Victor Barrio, died in a fight in Spain.

The married father-of-one’s last words were said to have been, ‘Hurry up, I’m dying!’ after he was carried out of the arena by fellow matadors.